Peçeneg
/petʃeneɡ/
Definition
a Pecheneg, a member of the medieval Turkic people of the steppe
- Peçenegle — the Pechenegs
- Peçenegle bla qazawat — war with the Pechenegs
- Peçenegni atı — the Pecheneg's horse
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Peçenegthe Pecheneg | Peçeneglethe Pechenegs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Peçenegnithe Pecheneg's | Peçeneglenithe Pechenegs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Peçenegnithe Pecheneg (as the object) | Peçeneglenithe Pechenegs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Peçeneggeto the Pecheneg | Peçeneglegeto the Pechenegs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Peçenegdeat / in the Pecheneg | Peçenegledeat / in the Pechenegs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Peçenegdenfrom the Pecheneg | Peçenegledenfrom the Pechenegs | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | Peçenegimmy Pecheneg | Peçeneglerimmy Pechenegs |
| your | Peçenegingyour Pecheneg | Peçenegleringyour Pechenegs |
| his / her | Peçenegihis / her Pecheneg | Peçeneglerihis / her Pechenegs |
| our | Peçenegibizour Pecheneg | Peçenegleribizour Pechenegs |
| you all's | Peçenegigizyou all's Pecheneg | Peçeneglerigizyou all's Pechenegs |
| their | Peçenegleritheir Pecheneg | Peçenegleritheir Pechenegs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Peçenegleri can mean "his / her Pechenegs", "their Pecheneg", or "their Pechenegs" — context decides.